Robbie Evans was finding it hard to hide his glee during Wrexham’s recent trip to Wembley for the FA Trophy final media day.

Beaming from ear to ear as he walked out of the tunnel and onto pitch side, the 19-year-old who hails from the Penycae area was a proud man to be representing his home town club on such a massive day.

The emergence of Evans and his continuing development has been a real bright note for Wrexham in what has been a difficult season for the Dragons.

Celebrating their 150th anniversary season there was a lot expected of Wrexham this term, however that has not panned out in the Vanarama Conference and barring any kind of miracle they looks certain to miss out on the play-offs.

Their form in the FA Cup and FA Trophy has been excellent though and Evans hopes to repay the fans for their support with victory in Sunday’s final against North Ferriby United.

“Really proud, as a young kid it (playing at Wembley) is something you want to achieve in life and I am achieving it as a 19-year-old boy really and it is really great,” said Evans.

“I was looking back where I was sitting as a youth team player when we came here in the FA Trophy two years ago and to be pitch side it is a good feeling and a good experience.

“It gives me that good boost, it means as much to me as it does my family and friends, because they are all Wrexham supporters. Being a local lad and a Wrexham supporter it gives you that extra little buzz that you want it is a bit more and being here and being an ambassador for the club like you said it is great feeling.

“I can’t stop smiling like I said, as a young lad you want to play in stadiums like this and Wembley is probably the biggest stadium I am ever going to play at and to be an ambassador and coming pitch side for the first time, it is a really good feeling.

“It makes you want it that bit more, just being here now, 10 days before we are due here, it gives you that extra 10% you want it even more because being here you know what it feels like and I can’t wait now, really can’t wait.”

With the formalities of the media day over with, Evans and his team-mates are now free to concentrate on the prospect of United.

The Vanarama North side are in a good run of for at present, having lost only once since their FA Trophy semi-final victory over Bath City and Evans is only too aware they will be fully focused when it comes round to kick off.

Wrexham will start as favourites, a position they have historically struggled with, but Evans was keen to stress no-one within the camp was getting carried away by the occasion.

“We need to prepare right for the game, it is a final, but we know they are in the league below, but it doesn’t matter in a cup game or a final, we have got to prepare right like we are going to and set up like we did against Grimsby (two years ago).

“100% it is about doing that professional job, that is what we have got to do, we have got to be professional about it. We have got Lincoln on Saturday and a couple of games before this final and we are going to treat these games like they are finals, that is what we are all about and that is what the gaffer is trying to drill into us, and we have got to prepare right like we are going to and hopefully we come out on top.

“They are nice lads and it is the same feeling for them, they are a league below and they are going to come here as underdogs, but they are going to fear nothing and we have got to get prepared for that, they are not going to sit back, they are going to come out for a fight, but I am sure we are going to come out for a fight as well.”